1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

Washington State

Long Beach State

Wisconsin

At Michigan State

Iowa

At Indiana

Northwestern

• MICH - Gillette 28 yard field goal
• MICH - Gillette 22 yard field goal
• MICH - Taylor 1 yard run (pass failed)
• MICH - Gillette 43 yard field goal
• MICH - Taylor 65 yard run (Gillette kick)
• NW - Greenfield 1 yard run (pass failed)
• MICH - Morris 74 yard run (Gillette kick)

At Minnesota

• MINN - Lohmiller 38 yard field goal
• MINN - Thompson 1 yard run (Lohmiller kick)
• MICH - McMurtry 62 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)
• MINN - Thompson 98 yard run (Lohmiller kick)
• MICH - Morris 9 yard run (pass good)
• MICH - Hoard 1 yard run (pass good)
• MINN - Lohmiller 49 yard field goal
• MICH - Calloway 36 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick) ;Michigan
• D. Brown 7/15, 146 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
• Morris 29 Rush, 149 Yds, TD
• McMurtry 3 Rec, 97 Yds, TD ;Minnesota
• Foggie 12/23, 160 Yds
• Thompson 21 Rush, 201 Yds, 2 TD
• Bruce 3 Rec, 51 Yds

At Illinois

Ohio State

First quarter

• MICH – Jamie Morris 1-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 10:02. ''Michigan 7–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:43.''''' Second quarter
• MICH – Mike Gillette 34-yard field goal, 14:57. ''Michigan 10–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:13.'''''
• MICH – Mike Gillette 19-yard field goal, 7:05. ''Michigan 13–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:49.'''''
• OSU – Everett Ross 61-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 1:36. ''Michigan 13–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:08.''''' Third quarter
• OSU – Carlos Snow 70-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 12:32. ''Ohio St 14–13. '''Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12.'''''
• OSU – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:11. ''Ohio St 20–13. '''Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:05.'''''
• MICH – Leroy Hoard 10-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 1:14. ''Tie 20–20. '''Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:00.''''' Fourth quarter
• OSU – Matt Frantz 26-yard field goal, 5:18. ''Ohio St 23–20. '''Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards.''''' ;Top passers
• OSU – Tom Tupa – 18/26, 219 yards, 2 TD
• MICH – Demetrius Brown – 5/13, 79 yards, INT ;Top rushers
• OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 67 yards
• MICH – Jamie Morris – 23 rushes, 130 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
• MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards

Vs. Alabama (Hall of Fame Bowl)

Main article: 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl

• Jamie Morris 23 Rush, 234 Yds

Players

Roster

https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/search.php?data=football&year_option=equals&year=1987&sortby=lastname%2C+firstname%2C+year&find=FIND

Offense

• Geoffrey Bissell, wide receiver, senior, West Bloomfield, Michigan
• Tony Boles, running back, sophomore, Westland, Michigan
• Andrew Borowski, center, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Demetrius Brown, quarterback, junior, Miami, Florida - started 10 games at quarterback
• Jeffrey Brown, tight end, junior, Shaker Heights, Ohio - started all 12 games at tight end
• Jarrod Bunch, running back, sophomore, Ashtabula, Ohio - started 9 games at fullback
• Chris Calloway, wide receiver, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois - started 5 games at flanker
• Bob Cernak, tight end, senior, Lockport, Illinois
• Dave Chester, offensive guard, senior, Titusville, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
• Michael Dames, offensive guard, senior, Miami, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
• Doug Daugherty, offensive tackle, sophomore, Romeo, Michigan
• Dave Dever, offensive guard, senior, Midland, Michigan
• Dean Dingman, offensive guard, freshman, East Troy, Wisconsin
• Tom Dohring, offensive tackle, sophomore, Dearborn, Michigan - started 6 games at left offensive tackle
• Jumbo Elliott, offensive tackle, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
• Mark Erhardt, offensive tackle, senior, North Olmsted, Ohio
• J. Patrick Fitzgerald, wide receiver, senior, Vandalia, Ohio
• Leroy Hoard, fullback, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 1 game at fullback
• Mike Husar, offensive tackle, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 6 games at left offensive tackle
• Allen Jefferson, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
• John Kolesar, flanker, junior, Westlake, Ohio - started 7 games at flanker
• Dave Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Scott Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Greg McMurtry, split end, sophomore, Brockton, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at split end
• Keith Mitchell, tight end, junior, Southgate, Michigan
• Jamie Morris, tailback, senior, Ayer, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at tailback
• Marc Ramirez, center/guard, senior, Prairie View, Illinois
• Greg Skrepenak, offensive tackle, freshman, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
• Michael Taylor, quarterback, junior, Lincoln Heights, Ohio - started 2 games at quarterback
• John Vitale, center, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at center
• Derrick Walker, tight end, junior, Glenwood, Illinois
• Phil Webb, running back, senior, Romeo, Michigan - started 2 games at fullback
• David Weil, offensive guard, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Tripp Welborne, wide receiver, freshman, Greensboro, North Carolina

Defense

• Bobby Abrams, defensive back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at outside linebacker, 2 games at inside linebacker
• David Arnold, defensive back, junior, Warren, Ohio - started 9 games at cornerback
• Allen Bishop, defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started 8 games at cornerback
• Ernest F. Bock, defensive back, senior, Northville, Michigan
• Carlitos Bostic, outside linebacker, senior, Ypsilanti, Michigan
• Erik Campbell, defensive back, senior, Gary, Indiana - started all 12 games (7 at cornerback, 5 at free safety)
• Keith Cooper, outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at outside linebacker, 3 games at inside linebacker
• John Duerr, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan
• Dave Folkertsma, defensive tackle, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• J. J. Grant, inside linebacker, junior, Liverpool, New York - started 7 games at inside linebacker
• Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Billy Harris, middle guard, Xenia, Ohio - started 10 games at middle guard
• Rick Hassel, defensive back, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Scott Herrala, defensive back, junior, Muskegon, Michigan
• John Herrmann, defensive tackle, junior, Sussex, Wisconsin - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
• Joseph H. Holland, outside linebacker, junior, Birmingham, Michigan
• David Key, defensive back, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio
• Sean Lafountaine, defensive back, sophomore, Hanover Park, Illinois
• Don Lessner, defensive back, senior, Trenton, Michigan
• Doug Mallory, strong safety, senior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at strong safety
• Warde Manuel, defensive tackle, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 5 games at outside linebacker
• Andree McIntyre, inside linebacker, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at inside linebacker
• Mark Messner, defensive tackle, senior, Hartland, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
• John Milligan, linebacker, sophomore, Trenton, Michigan - started 5 games at inside linebacker
• Anthony Mitchell, defensive back, junior, Titusville, Florida - started 7 games at free safety
• Vada Murray, defensive back, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
• T. J. Osman, defensive tackle, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - started 2 games at middle guard
• Cornelius Simpson, linebacker, freshman, Highland Park, Michigan - started 4 games at inside linebacker
• Bob Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Rick Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Mike Teeter, middle guard, sophomore, Fruitport, Michigan
• Steven Thibert, outside linebacker, senior, Union Lake, Michigan - started 2 games at outside linebacker
• Brent White, defensive tackle, junior, Dayton, Ohio
• Timothy Williams, linebacker, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 1 game at inside linebacker
• John Willingham, outside linebacker, senior, Dayton, Ohio - started 5 games at outside linebacker

Kickers

• Mike Gillette, place-kicker, junior, St. Joseph, Michigan
• Monte Robbins, punter, senior, Great Bend, Kansas
• Rick Stukiewicz, place-kicker, senior, Troy, Michigan

Awards and honors

• Captains: Jamie Morris, Doug Mallory
• All-Americans: Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner
• All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Jamie Morris, John Vitale, Mike Husar
• Most Valuable Player: Jamie Morris
• Meyer Morton Award: Jamie Morris
• John Maulbetsch Award: Tim Williams
• Frederick Matthei Award: Derrick Walker
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Mandel
• Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner
• Hugh Rader Jr. Award: John "Jumbo" Elliott
• Robert P. Ufer Award: Jamie Morris

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Bo Schembechler
• Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jerry Meter, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed
• Trainer: Russ Miller
• Manager: Aaron Studwell (senior manager), Scott Boyle, Patrick Perkins, Bob McArdle

References

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